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Hard Pressed.
TETUAN, Spanish Morocco, May 26
Uy AHHocIatetl I'i-chh.) Reliable
advices hero ronit I he proscncR tit
Timtfler of the colonel in chief of the
French Information wrvleo for the
)urpoH( of ricKotlatlnt; with Alid-101-Krim
for ending the It if flan offensive.
HARRY THAW B
mm irup
ON WHITE WAY
iMily KxprtHH today an Haying that
thu polar iueHtJon liad been entirely
chunked by Amundsen's continued
absence.
"it waff not a question of who was
to be the first to Qach the pole by
air, but who would ho the first to
reach Aniumlnen." -
The competitor in the race, he
said, would be the American explorer
Donald .Mac.Millan and himself.
KARAT. French Morocco, May 26.
About fifty French soldifrs, includ
ing Beven officers, were killed ami
about 100 native troops fighting with
the French" wen wounded, It wuh an
nounced today, (luring the fighting
which preceded the French retire
ment, which Is mill continuing, to u
line south of the Ouerghu river.
Anxiety Increase
LONDON, May 20. Uy AssoViat
eed I'l-ess.1) Increasing anxiety was
felt here today regarding the fate of
the Amundsen-Ellsworth flying exne-
White diti"n to tne ""'" Pole.
I Oiilmisin continued lo prevail in
many uarters and some felt that the
lack of news from him merely indi
cated that he is waiting favorable
weather conditions for his return to
Spitsbergen.
Nevertheless the general feeling
was less confident and more fears
were felt that some mishap had left
Amundsen and his companions with
out the use of their flying boats
somewhere in the vast stretches of ice
NEW yOFIK, May 2C. Two New in the polar In sin. The anxiety was
Vork papers today say that Hurry K. ' in(l'(aw- W reports Horn .Spitsbergen
rp. . n , , , I tills morning that the weather has
tgaln, lavishing tips In a cabaret.
Slayer of Stanford
Drinking Champagne With
Pretty Fawn Gray, N. Y.
Popular Dancer Gives Jazz
Orchestra $500 Tip.
OF l'M-.W FAILS.
SHIFT
O
(Continued from page one.)
i changed for the worse.
The possibility of Amundsen hnv-
"yomewhere," says the New York ing continued his flight to Alaskn was
American, "he had found champagne. 'Ilseuunlert by some arctic experts
and had shared several bottles of It "f're- Th'-y said the distance for such
FAR IS, May 20. (Hy Associated
Prints.) Abd-FI-Krlm, Hlffian chief
tain, has redoubled his ln-eparatlotis
for a new buttle In which he htpes to
throw at least 30,001) men against
IMarslml Lyautey's defending forces
in French Morocco,' according to. the
latest advices.
His most recent move, the French
Intelligence service learns, Is to order
nil the natives in the western part of
tne Kpaulsh zone to form u harlta of
3000 or 4000, the greater part f
which will gli to the French zone in
the region of (juczzan, there to face
the Hpaniards,
Ills propaganda section likewise is
most active, lie is said to be having
his geneology worked out to show his
descent from Mohammed. AM of this,
the French say, is done to Incite re
ligious fervor In the moving spirits of
the tribes.
Fez dispatches say the Vebala
tribesmen admit the loss of more
than 700 dead at the Ouerghu river in
the recent sharp fighting. This tribe
Js- also reported to have attacked the
Hpaniards In the region of Tapatof.
The KpanlnrdH are also said to be
actively preparing for a drive against
the rebel stronghold of Alhuceman,
I.AWVF.ItS hWVK PHOBIC
(Continued From Fage One)
call for questioning on the basis of
White's letter, every man who has
nerved during the past half year In
uny case defended by Hie wart mid
O'Hiien. Mr. Crowe said he was par
ticularly interested In one case in
'which Stewart accepted the last four
jurors tendered without ujiest lotting.
The attorney made a similar offer In
the Shepherd cuso a few days ago.
Mr. Crowe announced that even the
wives of Jurors In the Htewart-O Urlen
cases and members of their families
would bo. Interrogated by his of pro.
James C. Cnllan, politician, whose
case for alleged attempts to fix a
venireman is now pending, will be
arrested on sight any time he Is seen
In the criminal courts building, the
state's attorney said, in announciiiK
thnt he Intended to make Jury Tlxing
In the building "soprecarious that no
one will want to try It."
Attorneys Htewart and O'Hrlen ex
pressed resentment when apprised of
ilr. Crowe's plan.
"Wo welcome any Investigations
that one wants to make." Mr. Htewart
i Bald. "It is no hardship on uh to
have nu Investigation conducted, but
It is a hardship on honest Jurors who
returned the verdicts."
Ho added that the investigation
was ordered only to Intimidate the
Jurors In the present case because the
state realized It had no case against
his client.
, Mr. Stewart nlso asserted White
had signed the affidavit In question
of his own volition, it declared the
case against Shepherd was a "frame-up."
)ItOXEK'S Jl'ltY INVF-STHi VTIXG
(Continued From Page One)
extent of Mrs. Murphy's Injuries, and
that they had arranged to have her
moved to the hospital. Mrs. King
testified that her sister told her that
she believed her little son's cry:
"I'apa, don'l hurt mama," had saved
her life.
John Li Demmer. n neighbor, testi
fied to conversations he had with
Murimy In which he declared that he
"hail spanked, not whipped," Mrs.
Murphy. Hemmer said that Murphy
had broached the subject to him on
the street on twit occasions.
Mrs. Herbert Jones, a practical
nurse called to care for Mrs. Murphy
testified that Murphy told her bis
wife's "pnlns were Imaginary," and
she described her condition and the
nature of the bruises. Mrs. Josephine
Clark, another neighbor testified to
conversations with Mrs. Murphy, and
her Injuries.
The coroner's Jury Is as follows:
Kd White. Kmll Mohr. Clarence
Meeker, K. O. Silliman, K. (1. Rrown
and O. Davidson.
Murphy was not at the hearing,
nnd Was represented by Attorney
George M. iloberts.
The utomaeh. sent to Fintland, it
expected to be returned by Wednes
day when the coroner's Inquest will
he resumed. The preliminary heating
Will behold when this Is completed.
No ball has been fixed as yet for
the accused man.
0 SAI.KM. Ore.. May L'ft. Four Fu
genf boys. Stuart Foeh. Chester Wil
cox. Harry Harper and Arnold Cum
ininjis. are in the city jail here, rhn-:-
fd With the theft of an H U t lUtmht li h
longing to Albeit Hornbllish of Sa
lem. The four Fugene boys were ar
rested with the car at Albany and
tuiQd over to Sulem officers.
with a man companion and with a
iwetty little Fawn Gray, a dancer who
graced his table."
The New York World says the man
companion was a former policeman
who now n?ts as Thaw's secretary,
Texas (iulnan's new club In the
Roaring Forties is given as the scene
of Thaw's appearance for the first
time since the quashing of kidnaping
indictments removed an obstacle to
his visiting Newt York. Recently he
has been a gentleman farmer at Win
chester, Va., having been released
from nn asylum In Pennsylvania after
a series of sensational legal battles
that began when he killed Stanford
White In Madison Squaro Garden
nineteen years ngo.
Kvery pretty woman received n
costly corsage bouquet at the club
late last Saturday night, the stories
relate. A five hundred dollar tip
went to the orchestra. Tens, twen
ties, fifties and even hundreds went
to wallers.
The cost of Ills evening Is estimated
as ttt least $1500 and invitations to
future entertainments are said to
have been extended. He Is said to
have marvelled at changes In the style
of chorus raiment;
Thaw danced every dance with
Fawn Gray and once gave an exhibi
tion of the Charleston, it Is set forth.
When Monday morning was well
under way he disappeared in a taxi
cob. Inquiry at the hotel where he
was Maying elicited no Information.
He Is said to have used the name of
Kllot.
' OFFF.ItH All) TO A.MI NDSKX.
(Continued from page one.)
hergen In about twenty hours. He Is
believed to have left a large store of
gasoline somewhere on the north
coast of Alaska. If ho can reach that
point with his plane undamaged he
may appear at Nome or Kltzebue at
any time. If Amundsen lands on the
losolate, lce-gr.lpped north coast of
Alaska unable to continue his flight,
he may he weeks In reaching civili
zation, Is the opinion expressed here,
is pronress on foot, the only other
means of travel until the Arctic is
open to navigation, is painfully slow.
a flight would require too much ex
penditure of gasoline.
It was pointed out that if Amund
sen encountered storms in the vicinity
of Dane's Island upon -his return
flight he might land either In nor
thern Splizbergcn or change his
course and find safety in Franz Jo
sef land. In the latter event. It might
be some time before Amundsen could
communicate with the. outside world
because Franz Josef la ml is com
posed of many small Islands with no
habitations except In the most south
ern part.
T"
PAY JEW CASH
NHW YOISK. May 2i. ( P.y A.sxo
cintfMl JM'psh.) I'eiU'ral .TutlKi' Knox
tuiluy denietl un npplirulion to (11m
niiKH Ihe writ of ntluchmont otitaint'il
ly Hoi-man inn-nstoln, editor of the
JmvtKh Tribune aaiiiHt Henry Koi:I
in IJernsti'lifH iiliel .suit against Kurd
and Hie Dearhnrn Independent pub
IlKhhiK company.
The dt-ciMon permits tn sbmd an
attarhinenl fur SI 15. ana against .Mr.
Kord'H credit which had been levied
here. ,
having attended church In Pendle
ton wai reufl,
A huso bhndle of letters Wlnon
is xaid tu have written her was dis
played, uh well us many telegrams.
Stearns told of Wilson's havlns been
entertained ill the home of the'
woman's mother in New Vork and
Bi.v.er in Pittsiield.
"He was kept from setting a mar
riage license In Gotham, said Stearns,
hecahse the New York law reqhii-ea
that one show proof of divorce five
davs before a license will )e is
sued a divorcee. Wilson claimed
that he was divorced.
"They went to Alexandria, Va.,
where they went through a mar
riage ceremony, Miss Llndsley be
lieving Wilson was legally free to
marry her.
"The minister who performed the
ceremony was brought lo Portland as
a witness and Identified buth parties
here," Htearns continued. The trips
the two mltrte as man ati' wife lo
New York, Plttsfield, Chicago, Minne
apolis and Portland wore recounted,
and pnges from hotel registers shown.
They lived for a time here at the
Congress hotel, suld Htearns, and then
took housekeeping apartments at Ihe
Sovereign.
Vlsllcil Wifo in Museum's
"During this time Wilson made
numerous trips out of town, telling
Undsley he had to go on business."
continued the deputy district attor
ney. "It has since been discovered
that he visited his wife and children
in Iloseburg during this time. ,
"One day. Miss Llntlxley went Into
a downtown tea room for lunch. She
was seated nt a table alone. In a few
minutes another woman sat at the
table and, noting Miss Undsley look
ed tired, spoke about it. The conver
sation continued and Miss I.indsley
asked the woman - w-hero she was
from.
" 'Iloseburg.' was the reply.
" 'Well, then you must know my
husband, he lived there many years?'
''Who is your husband?'
" 'Horace flreeh-y Wilson."
Stearns told of a gasp of surprise
and the statement thai, there must bo
some mistake. '
" 'Why, you surely are mistaken,'
he stranger is said to have declared,
.Mr. Wilson has a family in iioseburg.
I visited his wife only a day or so
aiji and Mr. Wilson Vas there at the
'.iiue. He seemed verj happy with
his wife and children.',"
It was some time before Miss
Lindsley recovered from the shock,
nid Stearns. When she she wired
Wilson at Roseburg to come back at
once. , He did. When he was con
fronted with the startling news, he is
.mid to-have replied:
"Oh. you are sintply over-wrought
1 can
now. When you calm down,
explain everything."
Rut when the woman calmed down
continued Stearns, she went lo irienus
in Los Angeles, later going to her
mother's home. Wilson wrote letters,
said Stearns, in which he told Miss
I.indsley ibat, his -former" wife was
trying' lo annul the divorce and he
was simply arranging this case.
Later. It was staled, the Alexan
dria "wife" learned Wlson was iiiiiik
of his wife, telling tho story of nib
Heno romance.
This woman is a mucKmniler r
never saw her before in my lif
Wilson was nidged hy Stearns to have
told his wife.
The story was told government
officers with the result that Wilon
was Indicted on five counts, charged
with violation of the Mann white
slave act.
"The government agrees to have
in Long Bench, Oil. She went there tne live ronni. an uiuictinent
nfronted hint in Hie presence i""---"
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NHW VOKK. May 2fi. ( lly Akwi-
clnteil I'reKH.) While tentative plans
for relief expedltloiiH are illHcusstMl
xperlenced Aretlc exphirerH are mill
ctinvlneeil In the ahlltty of Captain
Uontil AmunilHen nnd his five coni
pnnioiiH tn return safety from their
airplane flight to the north pole.
Ill A in erica n financial haetu'r.
Norman Kflsworth and- two pilots,
left K Inn's ' Bay. Spitsbergen Inst
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eastern standartl time.
Unequipped with wireless appara
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Krlriijof Nansen, famous arctic trave
ler, Is ciuiited by n t'openlniKen news
paper as sayliiK- "He Is n capable f
handling himself under difficulties of
my kind. There Is no reason to feet
nervous about him."
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PLATTSnrrKi, X. v., May 2fi (A.
P.) A woman was held in the
Clinton county jail hero today while
authorities sought another person he- a young man who practiced medi
lleved to be Implicated with her in. l"i In Pennsylvania become famous
the poisoning of her husband. and was -called In . consultation In
District Attorney H, Loynl O'Cnn- many towns ami cities heeausc of his
net announced last nlht that Mrst success in the treatment of disease.
.loHHlo Karr ar. of Champlaln, had This was . Dr. Pierce, who finally
confess! that she had poisoned her made up his mink to place some
husband, Herman. of tils medicines before the public,
Distrli-t Attorney O'Connel said and moving to Buffalo, N. Y., put
.Mrs. Kan had admitted that rhe had up what he tailed his "favorite Pre
placed poison in n chocolate drop. . si rlpflon" and placed it with the
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plane. In the opinion of Captain (1. I.
II. Kills, a member of tho Oxford
university expedition of last year.
This authority believes the party
reached the pole, alia intoned their
two planes and now are on their way
back on foot.
Colonel Koch. Danish explorer says
eight flays must elapse before hear
ing from the expedition, allowing sev-
ral days for Amundsen to verify his
arrival at the pole before attempting
the return.
The latest ruble dispatches from
the north, received through Oslo, say
the arctic regions are threatened with
storms which It Is thought, will com
pel Captain Amundsen to rttiurn Im
mediately if he is able.
Snow and fog are forecast for to
morrow.
Four possible relief expeditions are
unAer discussion. The Cnlted States
navy department, with the dirigibles
l.o A nicies and Shenandoah at its
llspnsal. Is understood to be pre
pared to go to the relief of the
Amu ml se n pa it y If a ca 1 1 Is mad e
upon It.
til rttlr Algersson, young Icelander
who has been preparing nt Liverpool,
KoKlamt, for a polar flight In a nmi-
ld id airship or "blimp" Is hurrying
his preparations to be of possible as
sistance.
Commander Donald MacMillan.
who will lead an American expedition
into the polar region next month Is
inoted as promising his immediate
help If any relief is necessary.
Haakon 11. Hammer, former asso
ciate of Amundsen, says lie has nn
airplane In S wit Ker land which could
be fully equipped for the north within
i short time.
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